Definitions for laniard

laniard lan·iard

Spelling: [lan-yerd]
IPA: /ˈlæn yərd/

Laniard is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 8 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 10 points.

You can make 180 anagrams from letters in laniard (aadilnr).

Definitions for laniard

noun

  1. lanyard.
  2. Nautical. a short rope or wire rove through deadeyes to hold and tauten standing rigging.
  3. any of various small cords or ropes for securing or suspending something, as a whistle about the neck or a knife from one's belt.
  4. a cord with a small hook at one end, used in firing certain kinds of cannon.
  5. a colored, single-strand cord worn around the left shoulder by a member of a military unit awarded a foreign decoration.
  6. a white cord worn around the right shoulder, as by a military police officer, and secured to the butt of a pistol.

Origin of laniard

1475-85; blend of late Middle English lanyer (Middle French laniere, Old French lasniere thong, equivalent to lasne noose + -iere, feminine of -ier -ier2) a

Examples for laniard

We hauled off the laniard of the whipstaff, and helped the man at the helm.

We hauled off upon the laniard of the whip-staff, and helped the man at the helm.

Word Value for laniard
Scrable

8

Words with friends

10

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